State crime profile · 2024
Louisiana Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities
Crime data for 66 cities and 52 of 64 counties in Louisiana (LA), ranked safest to most dangerous from 233 reporting agencies.
Data updated 2026-09-05
- 410
- Violent / 100K
- 1,772.7
- Property / 100K
- 66
- Cities
- 52
- Counties
Louisiana violent crime is 410 per 100,000, 16% above the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Louisiana records 410 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 16% above the national average (about the 35th-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.
- 410 violent crimes per 100K
- +16% vs. the U.S. average
- 2,151 Shreveport violent-crime reports, volume #1 of 9
- 2,713.5/100K Alexandria rate #1 (volume #3)
How safe is Louisiana? FBI UCR data snapshot
Louisiana (LA) reported 18,853 violent crimes and 81,503 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 233 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 410 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1772.7 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 4,597,740. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 66 Louisiana cities and 52 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.
The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Louisiana below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.
Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 517 to 410 per 100,000, a decline of 20.7%. City-level detail pages within Louisiana include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.
How Louisiana ranks nationally
Louisiana vs. every U.S. state
Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.
410 31st percentile among 51 U.S. states
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Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024
Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends
Crime Trends
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Rate | Property Crime | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,597,740 | 18,853 | 410 | 81,503 | 1772.7 |
| 2023 | 4,573,749 | 24,850 | 543.3 | 111,488 | 2437.6 |
| 2022 | 4,590,241 | 26,410 | 575.4 | 116,000 | 2527.1 |
| 2021 | 4,624,047 | 27,696 | 599 | 107,385 | 2322.3 |
| 2020 | 4,645,318 | 28,093 | 604.8 | 126,022 | 2712.9 |
| 2019 | 4,648,794 | 24,891 | 535.4 | 142,359 | 3062.3 |
| 2018 | 4,659,978 | 24,279 | 521 | 147,357 | 3162.2 |
| 2017 | 4,684,333 | 25,361 | 541.4 | 153,574 | 3278.5 |
| 2016 | 4,681,666 | 26,141 | 558.4 | 152,344 | 3254.1 |
| 2015 | 4,670,724 | 24,834 | 531.7 | 155,259 | 3324.1 |
| 2014 | 4,649,676 | 24,037 | 517 | 156,007 | 3355.2 |
Cities in Louisiana
Safest cities in Louisiana
Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Slidell 257
Slidell
257 /100K
- Kenner 345
Kenner
345 /100K
- Lake Charles 613
Lake Charles
613 /100K
- Bossier City
Bossier City
913 /100K
- New Iberia
New Iberia
1,009 /100K
- Lafayette
Lafayette
1,066 /100K
- Shreveport
Shreveport
1,229 /100K
- Monroe
Monroe
1,892 /100K
What this shows Slidell is the safest sizeable city in Louisiana, at 256.6 violent crimes per 100,000.
Highest violent-crime cities in Louisiana
Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Alexandria
Alexandria
2,714 /100K
- Monroe
Monroe
1,892 /100K
- Shreveport
Shreveport
1,229 /100K
- Lafayette 1,066
Lafayette
1,066 /100K
- New Iberia 1,009
New Iberia
1,009 /100K
- Bossier City 913
Bossier City
913 /100K
- Lake Charles 613
Lake Charles
613 /100K
- Kenner 345
Kenner
345 /100K
What this shows Alexandria reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Louisiana, at 2,713.5 per 100,000.
Shreveport recorded 2,151 violent-crime reports (#1 of 9) at 1,228.5 per 100,000 (rate #3). Alexandria recorded 1,165 (#3) at 2,713.5 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.
Volume #1 is not rate #1 among Louisiana cities
Violent-crime rate per 100,000 for the count leader and the rate leader among cities with 25,000+ residents, FBI UCR 2024. Each tooltip identifies the relevant rate or volume rank; chart row is not a state rank.
- Alexandria
Alexandria
2,714 /100K
- Shreveport
Shreveport
1,229 /100K
What this shows Shreveport recorded 2,151 violent-crime reports (#1 of 9) at 1,228.5 per 100,000 (rate #3). Alexandria recorded 1,165 (#3) at 2,713.5 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.
| City | Population | Violent / 100K | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shreveport | 175,092 | 1,228.5 | F |
| Lafayette | 121,471 | 1,066.1 | F |
| Lake Charles | 77,982 | 613 | F |
| Bossier City | 62,750 | 913.1 | F |
| Kenner | 62,377 | 344.7 | C |
| Monroe | 46,290 | 1,892.4 | F |
| Alexandria | 42,933 | 2,713.5 | F |
| Slidell | 28,449 | 256.6 | C |
| New Iberia | 26,653 | 1,009.3 | F |
| Ruston | 22,259 | 426.8 | D |
| Zachary | 20,142 | 332.6 | C |
| Sulphur | 19,955 | 375.8 | D |
| Natchitoches | 16,945 | 891.1 | F |
| Gretna | 16,788 | 428.9 | D |
| Thibodaux | 15,562 | 257 | C |
| Opelousas | 15,263 | 1,369.3 | F |
| Broussard | 14,906 | 194.6 | B |
| Gonzales | 14,259 | 364.7 | D |
| Carencro | 13,985 | 414.7 | C |
| Mandeville | 13,053 | 130.2 | A |
| West Monroe | 12,368 | 1,156.2 | F |
| Baker | 11,933 | 402.2 | C |
| Covington | 11,641 | 171.8 | B |
| Minden | 11,050 | 796.4 | F |
| Morgan City | 10,701 | 551.4 | F |
| Bogalusa | 10,252 | 1,131.5 | F |
| De Ridder | 9,517 | 294.2 | C |
| Jennings | 9,230 | 1,007.6 | F |
| Scott | 8,917 | 661.7 | F |
| Bastrop | 8,792 | 1,421.7 | F |
| Harahan | 8,596 | 104.7 | A |
| Westwego | 8,021 | 423.9 | D |
| Addis | 7,797 | 141.1 | A |
| Ponchatoula | 7,784 | 449.6 | D |
| Rayne | 6,910 | 72.4 | A |
| Walker | 6,398 | 703.3 | F |
| Plaquemine | 5,925 | 1,215.2 | F |
| Tallulah | 5,638 | 461.2 | C |
| Patterson | 5,550 | 270.3 | B |
| Port Allen | 4,876 | 1,312.6 | F |
| Marksville | 4,762 | 1,848 | F |
| Westlake | 4,571 | 284.4 | C |
| Springhill | 4,424 | 180.8 | B |
| Haughton | 4,401 | 45.4 | A+ |
| Church Point | 3,982 | 803.6 | F |
| Winnfield | 3,862 | 1,294.7 | F |
| Vidalia | 3,788 | 396 | D |
| Blanchard | 3,341 | 119.7 | A |
| Farmerville | 3,260 | 1,073.6 | F |
| Greenwood | 3,075 | 390.2 | D |
| Vinton | 3,011 | 863.5 | F |
| Iowa | 3,009 | 1,429 | F |
| Gramercy | 2,698 | 222.4 | B |
| Lake Arthur | 2,557 | 156.4 | A |
| Erath | 1,935 | 206.7 | A |
| Haynesville | 1,904 | 367.6 | C |
| Independence | 1,655 | 1,571 | F |
| Golden Meadow | 1,604 | 0 | A |
| White Castle | 1,586 | 1,576.3 | F |
| Oak Grove | 1,351 | 296.1 | C |
| Clinton | 1,304 | 0 | A+ |
| Krotz Springs | 883 | 453 | D |
| Plain Dealing | 873 | 3,092.8 | D |
| Folsom | 826 | 242.1 | A |
| Wilson | 357 | 0 | A+ |
| Heflin | 204 | 0 | A+ |
Counties in Louisiana
52 of 64 Census county-equivalents (81.3%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.
Largest counties in Louisiana, violent crime per 100K
Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- East Baton Rouge 95
East Baton Rouge
95 /100K
- Jefferson
Jefferson
229 /100K
- St. Tammany 95
St. Tammany
95 /100K
- Lafayette 91
Lafayette
91 /100K
- Caddo 19
Caddo
19 /100K
- Calcasieu
Calcasieu
289 /100K
- Ouachita
Ouachita
298 /100K
- Livingston
Livingston
340 /100K
Nationwide peers for Louisiana
Similar violent rate (~410/100K)
Similar property rate (~1,772.7/100K)
- Delaware · 1772.7/100K property
- Arizona · 1786/100K property
- Alaska · 1740.8/100K property
- North Dakota · 1705.7/100K property
Nearby States
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Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.
Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.
Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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